The most obvious and damaging problem is toll fraud. Traditionally phone phreaks enjoyed free calls by abusing security flaws within the phone company's system as well as private companies' PABXs. By gaining access to an extension line which can make international calls, an attacker will be able to run large bills on the victim's account. On the other hand, the social engineering aspect should not be under estimated. Social engineering can be a very effective and reliable method that allows hackers to pull off some of the most interesting (sometimes amusing) attacks ever. From ordering free pizza as someone else, to hijacking the help desk's number and then asking for user's passwords, such attacks rely on human nature and can probably never be totally prevented.The purpose of svcrack is very straightforward.This tool will launch a password guessing attack extensions on the SIP registrar. Attackers will be after your SIP passwords because such knowledge allows them to:
- Get free long distance calls
- Hijack and spoof phone calls
- Eat your spaghetti
The most obvious and damaging problem is toll fraud. Traditionally phone phreaks enjoyed free calls by abusing security flaws within the phone company's system as well as private companies' PABXs. By gaining access to an extension line which can make international calls, an attacker will be able to run large bills on the victim's account. On the other hand, the social engineering aspect should not be under estimated. Social engineering can be a very effective and reliable method that allows hackers to pull off some of the most interesting (sometimes amusing) attacks ever. From ordering free pizza as someone else, to hijacking the help desk's number and then asking for user's passwords, such attacks rely on human nature and can probably never be totally prevented.The purpose of svcrack is very straightforward.This tool will launch a password guessing attack extensions on the SIP registrar. Attackers will be after your SIP passwords because such knowledge allows them to:
- Get free long distance calls
- Hijack and spoof phone calls
- Eat your spaghetti
The most obvious and damaging problem is toll fraud. Traditionally phone phreaks enjoyed free calls by abusing security flaws within the phone company's system as well as private companies' PABXs. By gaining access to an extension line which can make international calls, an attacker will be able to run large bills on the victim's account. On the other hand, the social engineering aspect should not be under estimated. Social engineering can be a very effective and reliable method that allows hackers to pull off some of the most interesting (sometimes amusing) attacks ever. From ordering free pizza as someone else, to hijacking the help desk's number and then asking for user's passwords, such attacks rely on human nature and can probably never be totally prevented.The purpose of svcrack is very straightforward.This tool will launch a password guessing attack extensions on the SIP registrar. Attackers will be after your SIP passwords because such knowledge allows them to:
- Get free long distance calls
- Hijack and spoof phone calls
- Eat your spaghetti
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